I want to make everyone aware that we are changing the
format of next year’s Annual Meeting. The CLE presentation
will likely take place in the afternoon, followed by an awards
banquet. A golf outing will follow the next morning. If anyone
has suggestions or would like to discuss these changes, I
encourage you to contact me.

NMDLA rounds out its fall CLE seminars with the annual
Civil Rights seminar on December 7. Renowned constitutional
scholar Sheldon Nahmod will speak at the Civil Rights seminar,
which will also feature an interactive panel discussion on
defending claims brought pursuant to the New Mexico
Whistleblower Protection Act. I encourage you join us at one
or both seminars.

Exciting changes are coming to NMDLA’s online presence.
We anticipate rolling out our new website in November. The
new site will have several exciting features, including an online
community that will allow members to discuss issues and topics
of interest, as well as sharing documents and other materials.
We will also be expanding the scope of our “Defense Verdicts”
database to include “Defense Wins.” The expanded database
will include motion practice, judgments as a matter of law
and other successes. The new website features are designed
with our members in mind, and we believe it will enhance the
benefits NMDLA membership provides to your practice.

Author and management expert Ken Blanchard says
“feedback is the breakfast of champions.” I encourage you as
our members to let us know what you think we’re doing well,
and what we could do better. I also encourage you to reach
out if you have ideas for CLE programs, would like to present at
a CLE, or if you would like to submit an article for Defense News.
This organization thrives on the participation of its members,
and I encourage you to participate in any way you can.

There is no real debate that fall is New Mexico’s most
beautiful season. Enjoy yours and take care!

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Congratulations to the 2018 NMDLA Lawyer of the Year Award Winners 

The New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association is
pleased to announce that S. Carolyn Ramos has been selected as the 2018
Outstanding Civil Defense Lawyer of the Year and David Gonzales as the 2018
Young Lawyer of the Year. To read more about this year's award winners, click here.

The New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association seeks members to join the Defense News Editorial Board. The requirements for service on the board are minimal but crucial to the continued success of the publication.

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DEFENSE NEWSFALL 2018 ISSUE

Defense News is NMDLA's quarterly legal news journal containing important articles on the latest developments in the law that is circulated to all members of the New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association as well as all New Mexico judges, libraries and major newspapers.